Going to therapy is a sign of strength, not weakness. My sponsor BetterHelp makes therapy simple, with 10% off your first month to help you get started: https://betterhelp.com/MrBallen Time Stamps: #2 -- "Into the Forest" -- 1:01 -- A woman is recorded on CCTV entering an infamous forest in China, but that might be the only part of this story grounded in reality... #1 -- "The Ride Home" -- 18:17 -- There is a certain sub-genre of the SDM we have covered a handful of times, but believe me, this is by far the most compelling... 🎧 Follow and listen to ALL of our podcasts from Ballen Studios - find them on Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts! 🔊 A Twist of History 👉 https://ballen.lnk.to/atwistofhistory - New episodes every Wednesday 🔊 MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories 👉 https://Wondery.fm/Ballen_YTD - New episodes every Monday 🔊 MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries 👉 https://Wondery.fm/MM_YTD - New episodes every Tuesday 🔊 Redacted: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana 👉 https://Wondery.fm/RED_YTD - New episodes every Tuesday 🔊 Wartime Stories Podcast 👉 https://ballen.lnk.to/Fz9J66 - New episodes every Monday 🔊 Bedtime Stories 👉 http://apple.co/ballenbedtimestories - New episodes every Wednesday 🔊 RUN, FOOL! 👉 https://smarturl.it/RunFool - New episodes every other Tuesday 🔊 Late Nights with Nexpo 👉 https://ballen.lnk.to/latenightswithnexpo Follow me on Instagram, Twitter and the rest of social media 👉 "@MrBallen" NEW MrBallen merchandise 👉 https://shopmrballen.com Our 2nd YouTube channel 👉 @mrballenshorts Our Podcast channel 👉 @OfficialMrBallenPodcast Please post story suggestions on our subreddit 👉 r/mrballen (https://www.reddit.com/r/mrballen/) Check out these other channels and videos! ​@rottenmangopod: China's "Red Uncle/Sister Hong" Exposed W/ 1600+ Victims But Became The Biggest MEME - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j631kMaKCpg @kallmekris: This IMPOSSIBLE Cold Case Was Solved By A Teenager | Marise Chiverella - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX6t7--6dAw&pp=0gcJCa0JAYcqIYzv @TheWhyFiles: Asteroid Apophis is Coming | Ground Zero: California - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-yXhTmSSro @ExploreWithUs: Cops Discover Bodies in Woman's Trunk During Traffic Stop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xboEsXt_a0 Cop Unknowingly Approaches Serial Killer in the Wilderness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4pEJXHvSjo On the Like Button's birthday offer to bring the cake, but when you sing them Happy Birthday make sure you replace the candles with TNT. Also please subscribe/turn on all notifications so you don't miss any of our weekly stories! For educational, documentary and entertainment purposes only. Based on actual events. The authoritative sources used for this story include interviews, newspaper articles, and TV news reporting meant to educate and memorialize notable cases in our history. A quick note about our stories: They’re all based on true events, but we sometimes use pseudonyms to protect the people involved, and some details are fictionalized for dramatic purposes. Credits: Host & Executive Producer: MrBallen Head of Writing: Evan Allen Head of Production: Zak Levitt Producers: Jeremy Bohn & Cole Locascio Production Supervision: Samantha Collins Research & Fact-Checking: Shelly Xu Research & Fact-Checking Supervision: Steve Annear Writer: Dave Child Script Editors: Caris Pasch-Cooper & Evan Allen Video Editor: Cole Locascio Adtl Video Edit Support: Jordan Stidham Thumbnails by: Jessica Clogston-Kiner & Robin Vane Production Support: Antonio Manata & DeLaynna Corley Story Music by: @co.agmusic / Artlist / Epidemic Sound & Matt Whyte Theme Song: "Something Wicked" - • ♩♫ Epic Horror Sy... ('Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License') Theme Song by: @RossBugden Intro video by : Tiktok @mr.poopnite Instagram @mr.poopnite_ Copyright © 2025 MrBallen. All rights reserved. #scary #horrorstories #mystery